Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H0335אַיay
where?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative
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39 occurrences in 37 verses
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By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
אֵי־ 'ei- “where?”
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine: nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink?'
אֵ֣י 'ov “where?”
I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly, till I might see which it was best for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven the few days of their life.
אֵי־ 'ei- “where?”
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
אֵ֣י 'ei “where?”
Where are they, then, thy wise men? And let them tell thee now; and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.
אַיָּם֙ (אַיָּ) 'ai.Ya “where [are]?”
Thus saith the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
אֵ֣י 'ei “where?”
Thus saith the LORD: the heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool; where is the house that ye may build unto Me? And where is the place that may be My resting-place?
אֵי־ 'ei- “where?”וְאֵי־ (אֵי) 'ei- “where?”
Wherefore should I pardon thee? The children have forsaken Me, and sworn by no-gods; and when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
אֵ֤י 'ei “where?”
Thus saith the LORD: stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said: 'We will not walk therein.'
אֵי־ 'ei- “where?”
Then said they unto him: 'Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?'
וְאֵֽי־ (אֵֽי) 'ei- “where?”
Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; who said unto me: Where is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.'
אַיּ֖וֹ (אַיּ֖) 'ai.Y “where [is]?”
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the walls in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
אַיָּֽם׃ (אַיָּֽ) 'ai.Ya “where [are]?”